Announcing Pro SQL Server Wait Statistics
I am very proud to officially announce my first ever SQL Server related book, Pro SQL Server Wait Statistics! As...
2015-04-14
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Checking SQL Server User Role Membership with PowerShell
SQLDBAwithTheBeard:
Please go and check the New SQL Bloggers posting here https://twitter.com/search?q=%23sqlnewblogger There are some brilliant new and older bloggers adding great value...
2015-04-24 (first published: 2015-04-14)
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Becoming a PASS Chapter Leader – Challenge Accepted!
My first real introduction to PASS was back in 1998. I was an “Accidential DBA” and needed some training. I...
2015-04-14
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Planning a High Availability and Disaster Recovery Plan in Puerto Rico
I’ll be doing a precon for SQLSaturday #373 in Puerto Rico on May 8th, 2015 titled “Planning a High Availability and Disaster...
2015-04-14
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Modify SQL Agent Jobs using PowerShell and SMO
So here we are, week 2 of the #SQLNewBlogger Challenge. This is a follow on to last weeks post Monitoring...
2015-04-27 (first published: 2015-04-14)
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Remotely shutting down an instance
This month for T-SQL Tuesday Mike Donnelly (b/t) decided to pick a topic to fit in with Ed Leighton-Dick’s (b/t)...
2015-04-23 (first published: 2015-04-14)
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Patching Master Data Services
I recently installed my first deployment of Master Data Services (MDS). I installed the SQL Server 2014 (Enterprise Edition) MDS...
2015-04-13
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Exam Prep 70-463: Installing Master Data Services
This post is part of a series on this blog that will help me, and hopefully you, pass exam 70-463: Implementing...
2015-04-21 (first published: 2015-04-13)
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Azure SQL Database Firewall Settings
The new portal for managing Azure is pretty. I’m not sure I’m in love with it, but it’s pretty.
However, one...
2015-04-24 (first published: 2015-04-13)
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In-Memory OLTP: Part 2 – Indexes
Following on from In-Memory OLTP: Part 1 – Introduction where we created a database capable of hosting memory optimised tables, I’d...
2015-04-13
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Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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Checking the Error Log III
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